Basket for dishwashers



April 2, 1929. BRQTZ 1,107,297

BASKET .Fon DISHWASHERS Filed Aug. 12, 1927 mew A TTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 2, 19.29.

UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK G. BROTZ OF KOHLER, WISCONSIN, ASAIGNOR TO KOHLER COMPANY, OI

KOHL'ER, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

' BASKET ron msnwasnnas.

' Application filed August 12 1927. Serial K0. 212,459. I

This invention relates to a basket for dishwashers.

The invention has for its object to provide a basket for dishwashingmachines of the type in which the water is forcibly ejected from acentral tower or per forated cylinder by means of rapidly r0 ating screwblades and the object is to provi e such a basket for holding dishesthat will fit around the cylindri'cal tower and be properlysupportedabove the bottom of the container and still be capable of readyremoval by merely lifting the basket off the cylindrical tower.

An object of the invention is to provide a basket that may be loaded andunloaded when removed from the machine and which will properly supportthe dishes on edge and in an arrangement that will present their facestoward the radially projected jets of 2 water to have all of theirsurfaces thoroughly cleaned by the impact and scouring action of suchjets.

Another object of the invention is to insure" against the possibility ofdishes falling from i the basket inmovin the basket from place to placeand in attaching it to and removing it from the machine, while at thesame time offering little or no obstruction to the jets of .water sothat they may be fully effective for the cleaning operation. Anotherobject of the invention is to make such a basket of wire with the partsso arranged andrelated as to be strong and durable and to supporttheweight without bendj 1 With the above and other objects in view theinvention consists in the basket for dishwashers as herein claimed andall equivalents. Referring to the accompanying drawings in which likecharacters of reference indicate the same parts in different views,

Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of a dishwashin machine having asitslower basket the ba et of the present invention;

Fig. .2 is a plan view of-the basket; and

loaded'with-dishe p In these drawings 10 indicates a container of adishwasher having an electric motor 22 mounted on its bottom with itsmotor shaft extending-up through the bottom of the container andcarrying. a screw 31 surrounded by and closel fitting within aperforated metal cylindrica casing or, tower 32 which extends to nearthe'top of the container and is occupied blgy the screw forsubstantially its entire engt j In the bottom of the container is asupport for the cylindrical casing 32 compmsing a ring 34 mounted onradial blades 35 which are provided with cross-pieces 54 on their ends.These blades and their crosspieces form a support for the basket of thepresent invention.

This basket consists of a number of radial wires 55, or wires arrangedin radial planes about the axis of the machine, and each extending froma central rin 56 downwardly and slightly inwardly and t en bending out+wardly and slightly upwardly and then upwardly and joined to a wire ring57 provided with handles 58. The outwardly extendin ortions of theradial wires are connect by a series of concentric wire rings 59 and allwires are preferably welded together at their intersections.

An upper basket 62 is removably supported on the upper'end of thecylindrical casing or tower tube 32 and is for supporting glassware andsilverware. This basketv as well as the washing machine proper form thesubject-matter of separate applications and for that reason are notshown in detail in the present drawings. v

The ring 56 is somewhat larger than the cylindrical casing 32 and iscapable of freely passing over said casing in lifting the basket fromthecontainer or in replacing it, while the radial wires 55 converge asthey leave the ring 56 to have a close fit around casing 32 to positionthe basket'as it rests on the blades 35 and their ,cross-pieces 54. Thering 56 s located above the basket bottomat approximately two-thirds ofthe height of the basket, and at approximately one-third of the heightwith rounded'corners like ring 57 but slightly smaller, as seen in theplan view of Fi 2. a Both of these rings are secured to the diag- Fig. 3is a perspective view of the basket onal radial wires 55 betweenwhichare shorter radial wires 55'that do not extend above the bottompf thebasket formed by thewire rings 59. It will be seen in Fig. 2 also thatthe outer wire ring 59 is the shape of a twelve- I is preferably in'deallel short wires 71. Also, at the middle of each side of the basket,the top ring 57 and the mtermedlate ring 70 are connected by substantially vertical wires 72.

At approximately the level of the intermediate. ring 70 there are threeor more concentric plate-supporting rings 73 supported by substantiallyvertical short wires 74 connected to the radial wires at their junctionsbetween the radial wires 55 and enga ing against the bottom rings 59 toprevent t em from slipping. Cups are placed in the inner part of thebasket facing-mwardly and betioned all are firmly center of the baskethind them and inside of the inner ring 73 may be arranged saucers andother dishes of small diameter, and then in the partitioned spacebetween the inner rings 73 some what larger dishes may be placed, andthe largest dishes in the unpartitioned space between the outer rings,and finally the large serving dishes and plattersmay be arranged in-thecorners of the basket, and when so posiheld in place and the basket maybe moved from place to place without danger of the dishes falling orstriking one another so as to be injured.

The elevated ring 56 and the radial wlres connected with it provide a.well in the properly guarding against the dishes falling out andpermitting the basket being freely ring,

passed over the cylin- 32 without danger of breaking ing, so that all ofthe water is kept in action.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A basket for di'shwashing machines of the I type having a central towerfrom which water jets are ejected radially, comprising an inner an outerring substantially rectangular with rounded corners, radial wiresconnecting the inner ring with the outer ring at -the corners of thelatter and extending from the inner rin downwardly and slightly inwardly and then outwardly and slightly upwardly and thenu-pwardly to theouter ring, concentric rings connecting the radial wires at theiroutwardly extending portions to form the bottom of the basket, anintermediate ring of the shape of the outer ring connected to the radialwires between the bottom of the basket and the outer ring, other radialwires betweenthose first mentioned and of corresponding shape butextending from the inner ring to the outer concentric ring of thekbasketbottom, and a dish-supporting rac within the basket comprisingconcentricrings supported from and at a distance above the bottom of thebasket.

In testimony whereof I afiix by signature.

FRAN G. BROTZ.

